Classical violinists turned YouTubers Brett Yang and Eddy Chen (aka TwoSet Violin) collaborated with the virtual platform Moment House to broadcast a world tour virtually on December 28. Image: ...

Brendan Slocumb remembers that moment that classical music just clicked for him. BRENDAN SLOCUMB: The first piece of classical music that I heard was Mozart's "Symphony No. 40." (SOUNDBITE OF ...

Sneak peek of Great Lakes Chamber Music's summer festival featuring violinist Tessa Lark. Great Lakes Chamber Music’s festival is in June and Detroit Performs: Live From Marygrove gets a sneak peek ...

The members of Black Violin want to change perceptions about who can play what kind of music. Wil Baptiste on viola and Kev Marcus on violin met as high school orchestra nerds. Today they play ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Feb. 18, 2021. Find that audio here. When violinist Kev Marcus and violist Wil B met on the first day of their high school orchestra class, they decided ...

TwoSet Violin, a classical comedy violin duo that gained popularity through their viral YouTube videos, performed for and answered questions from a packed audience in Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona ...

ASPEN Bobby Yang’s years of studying classical violin, including three summers in the mid-’90s at the Aspen Music School, are the subject of a love-hate relationship. Though sometimes it’s hard to ...

The hip-hop-classical fusion duo Black Violin comes to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m. Feb. 27, as part of their Full Circle Tour. Violist/vocalist Wil Baptiste said attendees can ...

Black Violin’s Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus know they’re unexpected. Black Violin, Wil Baptiste (left) and Kev Marcus “We’re two black guys playing violin,” says Baptiste. “If you saw me right now ...

What do you get when classical music meets hip-hop, plus a little R&B, funk and rock? The answer is Black Violin, playing at the Charleston Gaillard Center at 7 p.m. March 8. They'll be joined on ...

The violin was mainly associated with classical, folk and bluegrass music until the Fort Lauderdale duo of Kev Marcus and Wil B. broke new ground by incorporating hip-hop elements when they formed ...